Knowing God by experience
Subtitle: the spiritual senses in the theology of William of Auxerre
By: Boyd Taylor Coolman.
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Guillermus, -- Altissiodorensis, -- d. 1231.; God -- Knowableness -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Experience (Religion) -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Senses and sensation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
Table of contents: value: A synaesthetic beatific vision; value: The manifold effects of the metaphysical good; value: The Trinity as manifold delectable; value: Creation : the manifestation of the delectabilia divina; value: Faith : knowledge of God in a visual mode; value: Charity : love of God in a tactile mode; value: Symbolic theology : exterior perception of God's effects; value: Mystical theology : interior perception of God's effects; value: Taste and see : the spiritual senses and the Eucharist; value: Conclusion : spiritual apprehension : the spiritual senses and the knowledge of God.